Polar bear Gaspe

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Quebec's wildlife protection agency neutralizes polar bear spotted in ... (Toronto Star)

MONTREAL - Quebec's wildlife protection agency says a polar bear that was spotted Saturday on the province's Gaspé peninsula has been killed.

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Polar bear shot dead after venturing into residential area in ... (The Globe and Mail)

Police said the bear was located Sunday morning in an wooded area near the town of Madeleine-Centre.

Cities such as Churchill, Man., which are famous in Canada for their polar bear populations, are more likely to have the funding, resources and trained professionals to safely remove polar bears from public spaces. “Non-lethal options are great, but ultimately, of course, human life comes first and foremost,” she said. Polar bears, she said, are mobile animals, which means they’re bound to end up in unexpected places. But whether the polar bear spotted in Quebec this weekend “got turned around and maybe followed its nose to the wrong place or not, this is absolutely an unusual place to see a polar bear,” she said. “This is, of course, of great concern to Canadians because we have two-thirds of the world’s polar bears and we have many, many small coastal communities, some of which have never even seen polar bears in the past, but now might be seeing some in the future,” she said. Polar bears live on Arctic sea ice, only opting to live on land during Canadian summers, when the sea ice melts, said Alysa McCall, a staff scientist with Polar Bears International. But she said polar bear sightings could become more frequent as more Arctic sea ice is lost to climate change.

Quebec's wildlife protection agency neutralizes polar bear spotted in ... (National Post)

MONTREAL — Quebec's wildlife protection agency says a polar bear that was spotted Saturday on the province's Gaspe peninsula has been killed.

Quebec's wildlife protection agency neutralizes polar bear spotted in Gaspe region Back to video Quebec's wildlife protection agency neutralizes polar bear spotted in Gaspe region MONTREAL — Quebec’s wildlife protection agency says a polar bear that was spotted Saturday on the province’s Gaspe peninsula has been killed.

Polar bear euthanized after being found on Gaspé Peninsula (Montreal Gazette)

Wildlife protection officers neutralized the bear but still don't know how it reached the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

Because the bear was not in its natural habitat, it could have become aggressive, Marois said. Around 9 a.m. on Sunday, the Sûreté du Québec indicated that the bear had been neutralized by wildlife protection officers. Polar bear euthanized after being found on Gaspé Peninsula Back to video

The Polar Bear Spotted In Gaspé Was Killed By Wildlife Protection ... (MTL Blog)

"The polar bear is the most dangerous carnivore on the planet," they said.

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Gaspe polar bear 'neutralized', alert lifted in Quebec (CTV Montreal)

The alert was lifted Sunday morning for Gaspesie citizens, who were advised to stay indoors due to the presence of a polar bear that was roaming in the ...

RCMP say a 20-year-old woman has died after a driver in the eastbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway struck her. The service was held just hours after Ottawa police launched an investigation into 'hate-motivated mischief' over graffiti spray-painted on the church’s walls. A wildlife officer saw traces of the animal in the area where a citizen saw it on Saturday morning. The service was held just hours after Ottawa police launched an investigation into 'hate-motivated mischief' over graffiti spray-painted on the church’s walls. CTV NEWS IN UKRAINE We want to make sure that when we get a visual on it, we're able to intervene. He said that one must be wary of the bear's aggressiveness. Hundreds of people packed a church in Ottawa’s Vanier neighbourhood for a 'bikers' church service,' the final scheduled event of the 'Rolling Thunder Ottawa' biker event this weekend. The pandemic was to blame for the home show’s hiatus, but it’s also responsible for a lot of headaches in the home building industry. "We are waiting to have a visual on the animal without provoking it," he said. Hundreds of people packed a church in Ottawa’s Vanier neighbourhood for a 'bikers' church service,' the final scheduled event of the 'Rolling Thunder Ottawa' biker event this weekend. The alert was lifted Sunday morning for Gaspesie citizens, who were advised to stay indoors due to the presence of a polar bear that was roaming in the area.

Suspected polar bear spotted on Gaspé peninsula, officials warn ... (The Weather Network)

Bear spotted near the old airport in Madeleine-Centre, police say, far south of normal habitat range.

In terms of colour, it's the right colour," Côté added. "According to the scientific literature, there is nothing exceptional about bear crossing 100 or 200 kilometres while swimming." "My partner was shovelling and Boris went on the run because, well, he doesn't stand for anything on our land, not even a crow," Bonneville said. Quebec wildlife officials have yet to confirm if it is in fact a polar bear, and continue to search for tracks to determine where it has gone. "It's been a funny day. (Submitted by Jean Bergeron)